Weekend Music Round-Up

Weekend Music Round-Up was originally published on Black Plastic Bag on Apr. 17, 2009, at 7:57 am
 

Friday

• Justin Jones & the Driving Rain, The Jackfields, Mother. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Thao with The Get Down Stay Down, Sister Suvi, David Schultz & the Skyline. Black Cat. $13. All ages.
• Lily Allen, Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head. 9:30 club. SOLD OUT! All ages.
• Andy Zipf, Damion Suomi, Tiny Animals, The Empties. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Troll Tax, Meow vs. Meow, Polite Sleeper, Jurojin. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• Orange Blossom. Lisner Auditorium. $15-$35. All ages.
• Tokyo String Quartet w/ Lynn Harrell, cello. Strathmore. $25-$75. All ages.
• Barrage. The Barns at Wolf Trap. $27. All ages.
• DJ Thomas Blondet, guest DJ Kostas. 18th Street Lounge. +21.
• FunkDC presents DJ Moose. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.
• NSO Prelude. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. FREE. All ages.

Saturday

• Benjy Ferree. Som Records (Happy Record Store Day!). FREE. All ages.
• VH1 Save the Music Foundation benefit w/ Speed Limit, Cambodian Carwash, Great Disaster, Strange as Angels. DC9. $7. All ages.
• Second Saturdays w/ Ra Ra Rasputin, Buildings. Black Cat Backstage. $8. All ages.
• Justin Jones & the Driving Rain (again), Olivia & the Housemates, The Moderate. Rock and Roll Hotel. $10. All ages.
• Pat Green, Randy Houser. 9:30 club. $30. All ages.
• Laughing Man, Southeast Engine, Cartright, Armida & Her Imaginary Band. The Red & The Black. $10. +21.
• DJs Decibelle, Rayhan, Shoenkinder, Phil Real. Velvet Lounge. $6. +21.
• DJs Will Griffin, Sean Haney, guest DJ Norman Jay. 18th Street Lounge. +21.
• The Birdman. Cafe Saint Ex. +21.
• iTheatrics Broadway Junior All Stars: The Sign of the Seahorse. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. FREE. All ages.

Sunday

• Earth Day on teh National Mall w/ The Flaming Lips, moe., Los Lobos, DJ Spooky. FREE.
• Acid Mothers Temple, Sonic Suicide Squad. DC9. $12. +18.
• Lucero, Titus Andronicus. Black Cat. $14. All ages.
• Mecca Normal, Picture Books, Northernmost. The Red & The Black. $8. +21.
• Girl Loves Distortion, We Are Hex, Teething Veils. Velvet Lounge. $8. +21.
• GWU Jazz Ensemble. Bohemian Caverns. $10. All ages.
• Tim O’Brien. The Barns at Wolf Trap. $24. All ages.
• DJs Sam “The Man” Burns, Thomas Blondet, guest DJ Simbad. 18th Street Lounge. +21.
• The Rappahannock Youth Orchestra. Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. FREE. All ages.

Photo of Thao by Sarah Cass, via MySpace.